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Harris Corporation Supporting International Broadcasters During 2008 Beijing Summer Games
2008-07-28 08:59:00
Harris Corporation Supporting International Broadcasters During 2008 Beijing Summer Games
Beijing Broadcast Warehouse and Research and Services Facilities to Provide
Real-Time Support
BEIJING, July 28 /EMWNews/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:
HRS), an international communications and information technology company,
is supplying a wide range of high-definition and standard-definition
(HD/SD) broadcast equipment to support some of the world's leading
broadcasters during their live coverage of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Summer
Games in Beijing, China. Harris also has implemented a comprehensive plan
to provide its international customers with full local support before and
during the games.
"Harris is supporting the Beijing Summer Games by providing
broadcasters with a wide range of equipment and support - from large
systems sales, equipment rentals, and tailored service packages, to onsite
setup assistance at the International Broadcast Center and local service
throughout the event," said Tim Thorsteinson, president of Harris Broadcast
Communications. "Our Beijing warehouse is fully stocked to avoid
time-consuming customs checks and ensure replacement parts get into the
hands of our customers as quickly as possible. In addition, more than 40
Harris staff members at our Beijing Research and Service facilities stand
ready to handle any support customers may require during this significant
event."
From signal processing, routing and multiviewers to servers, graphics
and HD conversion equipment, Harris solutions will help the following
broadcasters provide millions of viewers with coverage of the 2008 Beijing
Summer Games:
-- Japan Consortium - an association representing Japanese broadcasters
for broadcast coverage of the 2008 Beijing Games, has selected a variety of
Harris video processing and distribution products, including Integrator(R)
and Panacea(TM) routers, 6800+(TM) HD conversion equipment, frame
synchronizers, distribution amplifiers (including 3 Gb/s), multiplexers and
demultiplexers. These products will be used through a rental agreement with
Panasonic.
-- China Central Television (CCTV) - China's premiere national
broadcaster, purchased a range of Harris video processing and distribution
products, multiviewers and test and measurement solutions, which will be
used in CCTV's master control facility during the Beijing Games.
-- Gearhouse Broadcast - a leading international broadcast services
company, purchased an array of 6800+ HD core processing products, as well
as a range of multiviewers, including the award-winning Zandar(TM) Predator
II(TM) multiviewer and the Zandar QS100HD Quad(TM) "multiviewer in a card."
-- Alfacam - a Belgium-based company that provides TV facilities and
services to broadcasters and production houses, is sending 18 TV trucks to
Beijing, each of which has between 14 and 28 Zandar Predator HD8
multiviewers onboard driving HD production and mixing monitoring.
-- CBC - Canada's national public broadcaster, will use two
Inscriber(R) G7(TM) HD/SD broadcast graphics systems, which deliver 2D and
3D real-time graphics flawlessly over two channels, during its coverage of
the games.
"We were looking for a powerful but simple-to-use graphics system to
perform real-time 3D rendering during our coverage of the Beijing Games,
and the Inscriber G7(TM) met all our requirements," said Joe Sidoli,
director of operations, CBC Network Sports. "The G7(TM) offers seamless
integration with popular 3D software on the market, as well as easy-to-use,
interactive templates that enable our staff to create template-based text
and graphics right from their desktops. We were also impressed with
Inscriber Network Manager, which gives our operators complete control over
where resources are stored and how they're distributed - enabling better
content management and an overall streamlined workflow."
Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services
that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire media
delivery chain. The Harris ONE(TM) approach brings together highly
integrated and cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging media
business models and for customers upgrading media operations to digital and
high-definition services.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology
company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual
revenue of more than $5 billion and 16,000 employees - including nearly
7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing
best-in-class assured communications(R) products, systems, and services.
Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com .
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